Dispensing carton



Oct. 30, 1945. F. A. MARX DISPENSING CARTON Filed May 14, 1943 v s Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR Fran/r 6? Marx Oct. 30, 1945. F. A. MARX DISPENSING CARTON Filed May 14, 1943 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR Fran f I? Marx 7 30, 1945. MARX I DISPE NSiNG CARTON Filed May 14, 1945 -3 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VEN TOR Fran/f l7. Marx m A TT'YS Patented Oct. 30, 1945 A F U NIT DJ I 2,388,168 I r msrE smGicARToN,

PAT T OFFICE f Frank A; Marx, Bridgetown; Ohio; assigriorto The Richardson Taylor-Globe Corporation;

Cincinnati; Ohio, a corporation of Ohio ApplicationMay 4, 194afse -ia1sra sa99s j 'zclaims. c1. 229-11) V This invention relateswto two-piececartons comprising an outer covering :member or sleeve and. an inner member-providing. the container portion. The latter hasla dispensing aperture adjacent one end which is exposed: for use by X pushing the inner member outwardly of theisleeve to therequired extent.. l l

An object of the invention is to provide devices of this kind which obviate certain gluing steps heretofore usually appliedby-the packer afterrefiat condition. from ing a novel constructionofthe'end wall-and associated parts. l Another object is to-provide cartons of this character adaptedfor simple and efficient manufacture and ease of assembly. V at These and. other objects are attained by the means described herein-and illustrated intheaccompanying drawingsin whichf" p Fig. 1 is a perspectiv'e 'view ofone form of the invention in operative dispensing position;

Fig. 2 is a. cross-sectional View on the line j2-'-2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carton with one end completely 'openedas'for the purpose of filling. x] o Fig. 4 is a plan view of-the blank out of which the inner or container portion of the carton is formed. 1 Fig. 5 is a plan viewona reduced scale of the blank out of which the sleeve of the cartonis formed. l

l V Fig. 6 is a perspectiveview of a second forrn of the carton of thisinventionin operative dispensing position. v

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 1--|ofFig.6. y

Fig. 8 is'a perspective view of the carton with one end completely open for.the purpose of filling. Fig. 9 is a plan view of thefblank out of which the inner or container portion. of this second form of cartonisconstructed, f Fig. 10 is aplan viewon a reducedscaleof the sleeve portion of thecarton.

Fig. 11 is a perspective .view ota third form of carton of this invention shown in dispensin p sition. 2 Q

Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken on line I2----l2ofFig.11. l

- Fig. 13 is-a cross-sectional view on line l3.l 3 of ana Fig. lljsa perspective viewof the inner or body portionsof thisf or n of the carton, with one of theend sections disposed above the body portion preparatory. to positioning thereof.

Fig. 15 15 aplan view of the blank forforming the, body-portion of the inner member.

Fig. 16 is a plan view in flat position, of the end member of this form of the carton.

As already indicated, the present invention is particularly useful for eliminating gluing operations on the part of the packer. Heretofore it has usually heen; necessary for the packer, utilizing cardboard cartons, toapply. glue to certain of the parts of, the. cartons before. erecting them for the filling and closing operations. Such gluing not only required considerable time and skill, but likewise the installation andmaintenance of machinery for that purpose. The cartons of the present invention can be erected. in a fraction of time into fully operative conditions without any gluing whatever. In addition to this, the various other advantages of simplicity of construction and use .will be apparent in the course; of the following description.

V With reference tothedrawings, in Fig. 1-, the carton comprisesa sleeve or cover [8 formed of a rectangular sheet of material such as seenin Fig. 5, providedwith the score lines l9 upon which the blank is folded, and with the l e section for securin th s s ct on o the op it end o ion of the-b anke se a U n Fi 2- l p The inner or container portion of the carton is tormed of -a blank cut and scored to provide the body portion 22 made up of sections, 24, 25, and 26, adaptedtobe foldedon the score lines 21 to provideabody of across-section similar to, but somewhat smaller than the cross-sectional outline of the sleeve l 8. The said body 22 is held tose rb im en o the lue s i 28. attached s at -29,,Fig.-2, to,the opposite extremityuof the body. :0 e of the sections of the body, such as section 1 has i e ly. conn cted tonn end nen l sure 30, which isprovided with lateral flaps 31,132,

. .Similarly the opposite end of the section 24 may have. attached thereto the end closure 34 provided with lateral flaps35, 36, and 31. p

The blank so formed is erected into filling posi-' tion byzf irst squaring up the body 22. Thereafter the end closure 34, forming the bottom, ismoved into closing position and the flaps 35, 36, and 31 fclded sa nst thesides o the bo y- T ese botassaic tainer portion of the carton into the squared,

tively, through which the contents of the carton may be dispensed. This is, of course, accomplished by pushing the container portion of thecarton outwardly of the sleeveandexpqsing the dispensing aperture, such outward pmjection beposition seen in Figs. 7 and 8 with the bottom closure 58 and the side flaps 59, 69, and BI, in position against the adjacent bottom portions of the body, at which time the inner edges of said flaps are substantially in abutment against the bottom edges of the sections 59, 5|, and 52.

Thesebottom parts held inthe position seen in Fig; 8, are now insertedointo the sleeve 40, the top closure 54 and its'flaps being left open to permit filling of the carton. After this has been 7 accomplished the said top closure 54 and flaps 55, =56,and 51 are folded down against th ad- .-,of the body is provided with dispensing apertures ing stopped short of the inner ends of the flaps.

3|, 32, and 33, so that the latter are not released.

In the carton as herein shown, the flapsxof' the top and bottom of .the body are of suchlength as to meet edgewise' in their operative-positions, whereby the wall thickness of the carton'is-increased and the carton therebystrengthened.

"In Figs. 6 through 10, a second form of'the invention is illustratedr 'Herein' the sleeve 40 is formed of a blank (Fig. 10) similar-to the one previously described, which in the completed condition provides a sleeve of rectangular cross-section." 'J r The inner or container portion of this carton is formed of the blank seen in Fig. 9, in which the section 4| forms the outer back of the body. This has connected thereto at one side; the side section 42. The latter in turn ha -the inner front section 43 attached thereto along score line 44 and the section 45 is attached to the section 43 along the score line 46. The section 41 forms the inner back wall of the body and is connected to the adjacent section along "the'score-line 48; A'glue -strip49 is attached to the-section 41; In-Fig. 9, theglue-is on the underside of the strip 49.

To the rightof the outer back section 4| of the :body- (Fig. 9). are shown the three additional sections 59, 5| and 52, the latter having a glue strip-53 connected therewith, the glue in this instance being shown on the upper side of the blank.-' Section 59 is shorter thanthe various body sectionsshown on the lefthand side of Fig. -9, while the sections "5|- and 52 are'again shorter than the-section 50at'the'top. -Th'e-back section 4| likewise has at one end upper closure 54 to which are connected the lateral flaps 55, 56; and 51,- the latter being shorter than the other two for a purpose to be described. Finally, the back section 4| of the body has a bottom-closure 58 formed with lateral 'fiaps 59, 69, and fil, which may all be of'th'e same length. The body of'the carton is erected into operative position by first folding the blank as seen'in Fig; 9, along the score line 48, which places the gluestrip 49 in overlying position uponthe section 43, with the glue disposed upwardly. The blank is now further folded along the line 44 whereby the glue face of' strip 49 is brought down on the section 42 and thereto secured by the g1ue The section 50 is now turned over against the section 45, which brings the shorter'se'ction' 5| against the section 41 while-the glue strip 53 jacent portionsof the body.

I t should be here explained that the section 62 disposed above the section of the body. These-apertures are effectively closed by the short top flap 5! when the sleeve 40 is pushed over the top portions of the filled carton.

-When it is desired to dispense from the carton, theibody' or container p'or'tion-ds "pushed outwardlyas seen in Fig. 6 to an extent sufficient to release the short-flap51and thereby'expose the dispensing. apertures 62. 4 i

In the. closed position, the lower edge of the short flap 51 substantially abuts the top edge of the section 59 of the-body while the lower edges ,of [the other. two flaps and 56 similarly meet thetop edges of the sections 5| and 52, respectively. I i

A third form of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 11 through 16, wherein the sleeve 63 is formed of a blank 64; generallysimilar to those previously described. except that in this instance the sleeve is'of hexa'gonal outline, having its edges connected togetheras at 630.

The container portion comprisesthree sections, The main section is the body .65 which is substantially identical with the sleeve 63, although of somewhat smaller cross-sectional outline; It is provided adjacent one end: with a dispensing aperture 6 6. The glue flange is seen at 650.

The body is embraced Joyend members, each of which comprises the end closure 61 having the lateral flaps 58 connected ,therewith. The end closures 61 areof an outline similar to thecrosssectional shape of the body 65, that is .tosay, in this instance,- the end closures are hexagonal and therefore have six lateral fiapslifl. These lie a'gainst'the respective outer faces of the body 65 and are held in thisposltion by the sleeve 63 when the latter s lipped over theassembled container portion. It will be seen that. one of the flaps 68 is provided with an aperture 69 adapted to register with the aperture 66 of the body, the dispensing port so formed being adapted to be exposed for use by pushing the container or inner portion of thecarton outwardly of the sleeve to the required extent as seen in Figs. 11 and 13. ,Thelateral flaps 68 of the two end members of the body are preferably of such length as to substantially meet when in operative position so that another thickness is added to the wallsof the carton for strengthening the latter. In all of thejforms of the cartons described, the dispensing ports'or apertures, may, prior to actual use of the carton, remain covered or filled by the usual knockout tabs, which, when it is desired to dispense the contents of 'thecartons, are simply pushed inwardly. What is claimed is: 1. A dispensing carton of flexible sheet material and comprising an outer sleeve and a' container portion slidable therein, the container portion consisting of a one-piece blank foldable to provide a body similar in cross-sectional outline to said sleeve, and end walls each formed with lateral flaps held against the body by said sleeve, one of the flaps and the body portion therebeneath being provided with a dispensing aperture normally covered by said sleeve and exposed by pushing the body outwardly of the sleeve to the required extent.

2. Adispensing carton of flexible sheet material and comprising an outer sleeve and a container 

